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Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 20: to Falmouth, in pursuit of Lee. Burnside supersedes McClellan. (search)
rward the regiment filed into a field on the right to halt for a short time while the advance met the enemy in a short skirmish. Then, taking the road, the column moved on a short distance and formed line of battle on the left of the road in a wheat field, the Nineteenth being in reserve, closed en masse by division. The division remained in this position until sunset when the regiment took full distance, stacked arms near a stone wall and prepared for the night. During the following day, Nov. 4, when the journey was resumed to Upperville, the line halted many times to allow the cavalry to feel the way, but was not disturbed by the enemy. A few scattering reports were heard once as the opposing cavalry forces exchanged shots before the rebels retired through Snicker's Gap to the Shenandoah Valley. There was a great deal of foraging at this place because of the fact that there were more houses to forage upon. The men were much amused in the early part of the afternoon to see a g
o date Nov. 13, vice Thorndike discharged. Second Lieut. Thomas Claffey, killed in action December 13. The following enlisted men had been transferred to the regular army. Private Patrick Kelly, F, Oct. 23, 1862 to Batt. A., 4th U. S. Arty. Private Charles Sharkey, F, Oct. 23, 1862, to Batt. A, 4th U. S. Arty. Private Geo. F. Goodwin, F, Oct. 26, 1862, to Batt. C, 4th U. S. Arty. Private Timothy Quinn, F, Oct. 25, 1862, to Batt. C, 4th U. S. Arty. Private Geo. A. Burnham, F, Nov. 13, 1862, Batt. C, 4th U. S. Arty. Private John Moran, F, Oct. 26, 1862, to Batt. M, 3rd U. S. Arty. Private Wm. Gardner, F, Oct. 26, 1862, to Batt. M, 3rd U. S. Arty. Private Michael Riley, B, Nov. 15, 1862, to 15th U. S. Inf. Private James Welsh, E, Nov. 10, 1862, to 15th U. S. Inf. Private Jeremiah Silk, B, Oct. 25, 1862, to Batt. C, 4th U. S. Arty. Private Wm. P. Dennis, H, Oct. 22, 1862, to Batt. C, 4th U. S. Arty. Private Geo. H. A. Ball, Nov. 4, 3rd U. S. Cav.
Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 40: prison experiences. (search)
s notice. Oct. 1st. Oh, for something new. Oct. 13th. Pleasant today. Suffer terribly by night. My cloths are wearing out. My shirt is almost in pieces, my blouse sleeves are about gone. Cold weather is coming on. Only about one meal per day. What are we coming to? God help me! Oct. 24th. Charlie Rowley died today. Thus the old Nineteenth is quickly dwindling away. Nov. 3rd. Ordered to be sent to the prison pen at Miller, 85 miles further north. Marched to the cars. Nov. 4th. Entered the stockade this morning like a drove of pigs in a pig pen. Nov. 5th. Have just passed a very cold night. The wind blew considerably and seemed to go right through me and that isn't saying much for there isn't much of me to go through just now. Nov. 21st. Ordered off to the depot about night. Nov. 22nd. Arrived at Savannah about four this afternoon. Nov. 25th. Received no rations today. Heard an outsider say that five hundred sick were to be paroled today. Thou